ADJ-GRADED 无益的;无用的;徒劳的 If you say that something is futile, you mean there is no point in doing it, usually because it has no chance of succeeding. 无益的;无用的;徒劳的
He brought his arm up in a futile attempt to ward off the blow.
他扬起胳膊徒劳地想要挡住这一拳。
It would be futile to sustain his life when there is no chance of any improvement.
VERBS | ADVERBVERBS➤be, prove, seem無用;證明無用;似乎無用▸➤consider sth, describe sth as認為⋯沒用;把⋯說成是徒然無功◇The president described these activities as futile.總統把這些活動形容為白費功夫。ADVERB➤completely, entirely, quite, totally, utterly十分徒勞;完全無效◇an utterly futile struggle for justice一場完全無望的爭取正義的鬥爭➤largely, rather大半無用;相當無用➤increasingly越來越無用▸➤apparently, seemingly (especially NAmE) 看似無用▸➤ultimately終歸無用◇Their attempts were impressive but ultimately futile.他們的努力讓人印象深刻,但終歸徒勞無益。